Copernicus Sentinel-1 & ESA's CryoSat reveal 'alarming shrinkage' of Antarctica
Around 40% of floating ice shelves have significantly reduced in volume over past 25 years.
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Around 40% of floating ice shelves have significantly reduced in volume over past 25 years.
Scientists have used data from ESA's CryoSat satellite to reveal that global glaciers shrunk by 2%, losing 2720 Gigatonnes of ice from 2010 to 2020, with 89% of the loss due to higher air temperatures. This glacier reduction, which threatens freshwater supply and contributes more to sea-level rise t
The 1.7 ton spacecraft is based on an Airbus satellite design building on the heritage from Sentinel-6 and CryoSat.
The 1.7 ton spacecraft is based on an Airbus satellite design building on the heritage from Sentinel-6 and CryoSat.